Announcement! Our Name Change to RESCQU NET

If you've been with Trans* Youth Channel over the past 6 years I am sure you have noticed we are constantly changing, figuring out how best to cater to the online communities that have requested our assistance.

In 2011 when we started as a mere YouTube Channel we were inundated with messages from a largely invisible community and today it is no different.

​Unfortunately however we know today that these people are far less likely to go on to transition happily, and much more likely to suffer tremendous hardship, depression, and hurdles, or remain invisible to 'out-serving' organizations.

In 2013 I (Samantha) decided we would help the Trans* people unable to receive resources, and made Trans* Youth Channel a full organization, but I found quickly that Trans* people weren't alone. Femme lesbians, Pansexual people in heterosexual monogamous relationships, stealth post-op Trans* and gender-nonconforming people, LGBT+ elders and youths, and so many more people are unable to receive the resources they need from all of the great non-profit organizations out there, for fear of outing or harming their status as stealth, closeted, questioning, or otherwise.

So we changed. We are happy to say we are now the first organization specifically catering to a largely closeted, stealth, questioning, and under-resourced (SCQU) people as a community. But our name, obviously,​does NOT reflect that.

We are no longer an organization for Transgender Youth. We are more. We are now an organization for all LGBT+ people forced to cover their identities and remain in some form of closet in some situation. We've out-grown our name, so I am happy to announce we have changed it to RESCQU NET.​

"We hope to be a safety net, for anyone to live stealth, closeted, or otherwise until such a time as they are safe, comfortable, happy and ready to come out." ~ Samantha

But It's more then that...

We hope to be a lifeboat. We hope to help people drowning in the lone dark waters of the closet, unable to attain resources leading to severe depression, and often self harm or suicide. We feel that this name not only encapsulates our true audience and those we help, it encapsulates what we hope to make in an organization:

A catcher in the Rye, A Rescue Boat for LGBT+ invisible populations, and a safety net, for you to live stealth, closeted, or invisible until such a time as you are safe, comfortable, happy, and ready to come out and openly access resources. ​

What to expect from here...

With this change a lot of questions will need to be answered. So I will be taking your questions directly if you email me at Samantha@transyouthchannel.org for now or fill out the contact form below. I'll do my best to outline what is going to happen here for further information as well:

What will the process look like?

First, We need a new logo! And we would love your help to do so! We are hosting a logo contest for the next logo to come from the community with the community in mind and are offering a $100 dollar 1st place prize, and a $50 dollar runner up prize, plus a potential contract for professional designers to get in on it if they like!

We are just looking for ideas so don't worry about technical skill, just have fun with it and submit as many as you like!

Deadline for the contest is MARCH 30TH!Submit them by emailing a .PNG, .JPG, or .GIF image to RESCQUNET@gmail.com (we'll get a proffessional email address in a bit.)

Legal Paperwork: We have held off on submitting taxes and state forms until this release so by march 11th we will have all legal forms submitted to change our name. This includes I-90s, and state organization forms as well as changing our names on guidestar and with non-profit organizations.

A Website (and email)! After we decide on a new logo with your and the community's help we will be creating a new web design that is updated, mobile friendly, and better reflects the needs of the SCQU community!

This will be happening over the course of several months after the logo has been decided so we do not have a concrete time for this.

Programs: Because this is a big time for us and we are essentially starting over from the ground up we will only have the Weekly Digest Program going for now. We are working to get the support group program up but this can take a bit and we need all the volunteer and donation help we can get!

No estimation on the other programs but the Weekly digest is set to launch by this June 1st!

Social Media: Because we do not want to shock all of our subscribers, viewers, and communities our email, social media, YouTube channel, and other online assets will be duel branded with trans* Youth Channel and RESCQU NET for the next 9-10 months. We will also be creating new pages for all of you to re-like, subscribe to, or connect on to ensure it is safe and desired for you to switch over with us.

Funds, Financial, and donation assets: Nothing will be done with these. The normal budget for Trans* Youth Channel will carry over into RESCQU NET as will all of our willing partner's and other content. The Trans* Youth Channel brand is also included in this as we do not intend to drop our ownership of the name.

That should be about it. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask me by emailing me at Samantha@transyouthchannel.org or filling out the question form below! And also, please submit your logo proposal as well! We would really appreciate the help and you're logo could be featured with a $100 dollar prize!

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